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What is the JewishGen.org Discussion Group?
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How is the New JewishGen.org Discussion Group better than the old one?
Our old Discussion List platform was woefully antiquated. Among its many challenges: it was not secure, it required messages to be sent in Plain Text, did not support accented characters or languages other than English, could not display links or images, and had archives that were not mobile-friendly.
This new platform that JewishGen is using is a scalable, and sustainable solution, and allows us to engage with JewishGen members throughout the world. It offers a simple and intuitive interface for both members and moderators, more powerful tools, and more secure archives (which are easily accessible on mobile devices, and which also block out personal email addresses to the public).
I am a JewishGen member, why do I have to create a separate account for the Discussion Group?
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I like how the current lists work. Will I still be able to send/receive emails of posts (and/or digests)?
Yes. In terms of functionality, the group will operate the same for people who like to participate with email. People can still send a message to an email address (in this case, main@groups.JewishGen.org), and receive a daily digest of postings, or individual emails. In addition, Members can also receive a daily summary of topics, and then choose which topics they would like to read about it. However, in addition to email, there is the additional functionality of being able to read/post messages utilizing our online forum (https://groups.jewishgen.org).
Does this new system require plain-text?
No.
Can I post images, accented characters, different colors/font sizes, non-latin characters?
Yes.
Can I categorize a message? For example, if my message is related to Polish, or Ukraine research, can I indicate as such?
Yes! Our new platform allows members to use “Hashtags.” Messages can then be sorted, and searched, based upon how they are categorized. Another advantage is that members can “mute” any conversations they are not interested in, by simply indicating they are not interested in a particular “hashtag.”
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Can I still search though old messages?
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So just to be sure - this new group will allow us to post from our mobile phones, includes images, accented characters, and non-latin characters, and does not require plain text?
Correct!
Will there be any ads or annoying pop-ups?
No.
Will the current guidelines change?
Yes. While posts will be moderated to ensure civility, and that there is nothing posted that is inappropriate (or completely unrelated to genealogy), we will be trying to create an online community of people who regulate themselves, much as they do (very successfully) on Jewish Genealogy Portal on Facebook.
What are the new guidelines?
There are just a few simple rules & guidelines to follow, which you can read here:https://groups.jewishgen.org/g/main/guidelines
Thank you in advance for contributing to this amazing online community!
If you have any questions, or suggestions, please email support@JewishGen.org.
Sincerely,
The JewishGen.org Team
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New Article on IGRA website- A Funny Thing Happened to Me on the Way to the Forum
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Elena Bazes
IGRA (Israel Genealogy Research Association) has posted a new article
on its website. The article-" A Funny Thing Happened to Me on the Way to the Forum"- by Chanan Rapaport has been translated into English. The English version is now available. Having always believed that his family name came >from Galicia, Chanan was challenged with new information that his family name could have come >from Spain or Portugal. The story of the history of names is fascinating and will give us all food for thought. Dr. Chanan Rapaport holds a doctorate in Clinical Psychology. He is the Director General of the The Center for the Study of the Rapaport Family founded in 1990. Since the death of the famous genealogist, Dr. Paul Jacobi, he serves as the executor of his scientific estate. He is a member of the Executive Board of the: International Institute for Jewish Genealogy and the Paul Jacobi Center at the Jewish National Library in Jerusalem. Before viewing the article, please register for free on the IGRA website http://genealogy.org.il/ The article is available for free for one month to non-members, after which time it can be accessed by IGRA members only. To view the article go to: https://genealogy.org.il/articles/ Elena Biegel Bazes IGRA Publicity Chairperson
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen New Article on IGRA website- A Funny Thing Happened to Me on the Way to the Forum
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Elena Bazes
IGRA (Israel Genealogy Research Association) has posted a new article
on its website. The article-" A Funny Thing Happened to Me on the Way to the Forum"- by Chanan Rapaport has been translated into English. The English version is now available. Having always believed that his family name came >from Galicia, Chanan was challenged with new information that his family name could have come >from Spain or Portugal. The story of the history of names is fascinating and will give us all food for thought. Dr. Chanan Rapaport holds a doctorate in Clinical Psychology. He is the Director General of the The Center for the Study of the Rapaport Family founded in 1990. Since the death of the famous genealogist, Dr. Paul Jacobi, he serves as the executor of his scientific estate. He is a member of the Executive Board of the: International Institute for Jewish Genealogy and the Paul Jacobi Center at the Jewish National Library in Jerusalem. Before viewing the article, please register for free on the IGRA website http://genealogy.org.il/ The article is available for free for one month to non-members, after which time it can be accessed by IGRA members only. To view the article go to: https://genealogy.org.il/articles/ Elena Biegel Bazes IGRA Publicity Chairperson
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Free Value Added Class offered by JewishGen Education May 7 to May 21
#germany
Nancy Holden
Free Value Added Class offered by JewishGen Education May 7 to May 21
Want to discover family research methodology and map the hidden resources of JewishGen? Want to learn how to search one of the leading resources for Jewish genealogy? Want to learn to navigate your way through the maze of Jewish data collections? This course is a series of workbook exercises that will take you on a guided tour of the paths and byways that make up JewishGen's massive website. You will visit the links that connect the composite databases, projects, SIGs and open up the wonders of JewishGen. Newbies, dabblers and serious researchers can benefit by using these guided pointers. Our private forum is open to enrollees 24/7. If you have donated $100 to JewishGen General Fund in the past 12 months this class is Free. If you have not made this contribution, there is a charge of $18. Enrollment is open http://www.jewishgen.org/education Click on the enroll hyperlink Please address questions to mailto:jewishgen-education@... Nancy Holden
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German SIG #Germany Free Value Added Class offered by JewishGen Education May 7 to May 21
#germany
Nancy Holden
Free Value Added Class offered by JewishGen Education May 7 to May 21
Want to discover family research methodology and map the hidden resources of JewishGen? Want to learn how to search one of the leading resources for Jewish genealogy? Want to learn to navigate your way through the maze of Jewish data collections? This course is a series of workbook exercises that will take you on a guided tour of the paths and byways that make up JewishGen's massive website. You will visit the links that connect the composite databases, projects, SIGs and open up the wonders of JewishGen. Newbies, dabblers and serious researchers can benefit by using these guided pointers. Our private forum is open to enrollees 24/7. If you have donated $100 to JewishGen General Fund in the past 12 months this class is Free. If you have not made this contribution, there is a charge of $18. Enrollment is open http://www.jewishgen.org/education Click on the enroll hyperlink Please address questions to mailto:jewishgen-education@... Nancy Holden
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ViewMate translation request - German
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oregon81@...
Hello! I've posted a vital record in German for which I need a
translation. It is just a couple of sentences and it is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM66483 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Eric Benjaminson Brownsville, OR, USA
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German SIG #Germany ViewMate translation request - German
#germany
oregon81@...
Hello! I've posted a vital record in German for which I need a
translation. It is just a couple of sentences and it is on ViewMate at the following address ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM66483 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Eric Benjaminson Brownsville, OR, USA
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Free Value Added Class offered by JewishGen Education May 7 to May 21
#subcarpathia
Nancy Holden
Free Value Added Class offered by JewishGen Education May 7 to May 21
Want to discover family research methodology and map the hidden resources of JewishGen? Want to learn how to search one of the leading resources for Jewish genealogy? Want to learn to navigate your way through the maze of Jewish data collections? This course is a series of workbook exercises that will take you on a guided tour of the paths and byways that make up JewishGen's massive website. You will visit the links that connect the composite databases, projects, SIGs and open up the wonders of JewishGen. Newbies, dabblers and serious researchers can benefit by using these guided pointers. Our private forum is open to enrollees 24/7. If you have donated $100 to JewishGen General Fund in the past 12 months this class is Free. If you have not made this contribution, there is a charge of $18. Enrollment is open http://www.jewishgen.org/education Click on the enroll hyperlink Please address questions to mailto:jewishgen-education@... Nancy Holden
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Subcarpathia SIG #Subcarpathia Free Value Added Class offered by JewishGen Education May 7 to May 21
#subcarpathia
Nancy Holden
Free Value Added Class offered by JewishGen Education May 7 to May 21
Want to discover family research methodology and map the hidden resources of JewishGen? Want to learn how to search one of the leading resources for Jewish genealogy? Want to learn to navigate your way through the maze of Jewish data collections? This course is a series of workbook exercises that will take you on a guided tour of the paths and byways that make up JewishGen's massive website. You will visit the links that connect the composite databases, projects, SIGs and open up the wonders of JewishGen. Newbies, dabblers and serious researchers can benefit by using these guided pointers. Our private forum is open to enrollees 24/7. If you have donated $100 to JewishGen General Fund in the past 12 months this class is Free. If you have not made this contribution, there is a charge of $18. Enrollment is open http://www.jewishgen.org/education Click on the enroll hyperlink Please address questions to mailto:jewishgen-education@... Nancy Holden
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Re: Meaning of names Bronislava, Iona and Ioinya and Yakov
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Judith Singer
The name Iona is the same as Yona; initial Is and Ys are interchangeable in Russian
transliterations. Yona is a Biblical name, Kings II 14:25. I have never seen the spelling Ioinya but it is probably a variation, nickname, or diminutive of Iona. Our ancestors were casual about spelling and almost endlessly creative in their use of nicknames. Yakov is one of the versions of the Hebrew name we usually see in the form of Jacob; its diminutive is usually Yankel (or Jankel or Iankel). Yosif is a separate name. Bronislava is a name of Slavic origin, more often found in what was then Czechoslovakia but also used in Russia. It may have been adopted by assimilationist Jews who based it on the Jewish name Broniya, >from the Yiddish for "brown". Judith Singer
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Meaning of names Bronislava, Iona and Ioinya and Yakov
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Judith Singer
The name Iona is the same as Yona; initial Is and Ys are interchangeable in Russian
transliterations. Yona is a Biblical name, Kings II 14:25. I have never seen the spelling Ioinya but it is probably a variation, nickname, or diminutive of Iona. Our ancestors were casual about spelling and almost endlessly creative in their use of nicknames. Yakov is one of the versions of the Hebrew name we usually see in the form of Jacob; its diminutive is usually Yankel (or Jankel or Iankel). Yosif is a separate name. Bronislava is a name of Slavic origin, more often found in what was then Czechoslovakia but also used in Russia. It may have been adopted by assimilationist Jews who based it on the Jewish name Broniya, >from the Yiddish for "brown". Judith Singer
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Nancy Holden
Free Value Added Class offered by JewishGen Education May 7 to May 21
Want to discover family research methodology and map the hidden resources of JewishGen? Want to learn how to search one of the leading resources for Jewish genealogy? Want to learn to navigate your way through the maze of Jewish data collections? This course is a series of workbook exercises that will take you on a guided tour of the paths and byways that make up JewishGen's massive website. You will visit the links that connect the composite databases, projects, SIGs and open up the wonders of JewishGen. Newbies, dabblers and serious researchers can benefit by using these guided pointers. Our private forum is open to enrollees 24/7. If you have donated $100 to JewishGen General Fund in the past 12 months this class is Free. If you have not made this contribution, there is a charge of $18. Enrollment is open http://www.jewishgen.org/education Click on the enroll hyperlink Please address questions to mailto:jewishgen-education@... Nancy Holden
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Nancy Holden
Free Value Added Class offered by JewishGen Education May 7 to May 21
Want to discover family research methodology and map the hidden resources of JewishGen? Want to learn how to search one of the leading resources for Jewish genealogy? Want to learn to navigate your way through the maze of Jewish data collections? This course is a series of workbook exercises that will take you on a guided tour of the paths and byways that make up JewishGen's massive website. You will visit the links that connect the composite databases, projects, SIGs and open up the wonders of JewishGen. Newbies, dabblers and serious researchers can benefit by using these guided pointers. Our private forum is open to enrollees 24/7. If you have donated $100 to JewishGen General Fund in the past 12 months this class is Free. If you have not made this contribution, there is a charge of $18. Enrollment is open http://www.jewishgen.org/education Click on the enroll hyperlink Please address questions to mailto:jewishgen-education@... Nancy Holden
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Montecello High School NY or resident from 1952-1956
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Carol Karp
Looking for anyone >from Montecello NY High School or that community or that
Area who knew Anne Marosy or her current whereabouts. I lost the email of the person who had originally responded. If she sees this Please respond again to Bckay1@... Carol Karp Tucson Arizona
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Free Value Added Class offered by JewishGen Education May 7 to May 21
#southafrica
Nancy Holden
Free Value Added Class offered by JewishGen Education May 7 to May 21
Want to discover family research methodology and map the hidden resources of JewishGen? Want to learn how to search one of the leading resources for Jewish genealogy? Want to learn to navigate your way through the maze of Jewish data collections? This course is a series of workbook exercises that will take you on a guided tour of the paths and byways that make up JewishGen's massive website. You will visit the links that connect the composite databases, projects, SIGs and open up the wonders of JewishGen. Newbies, dabblers and serious researchers can benefit by using these guided pointers. Our private forum is open to enrollees 24/7. If you have donated $100 to JewishGen General Fund in the past 12 months this class is Free. If you have not made this contribution, there is a charge of $18. Enrollment is open http://www.jewishgen.org/education Click on the enroll hyperlink Please address questions to mailto:jewishgen-education@... Nancy Holden
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Montecello High School NY or resident from 1952-1956
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Carol Karp
Looking for anyone >from Montecello NY High School or that community or that
Area who knew Anne Marosy or her current whereabouts. I lost the email of the person who had originally responded. If she sees this Please respond again to Bckay1@... Carol Karp Tucson Arizona
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South Africa SIG #SouthAfrica Free Value Added Class offered by JewishGen Education May 7 to May 21
#southafrica
Nancy Holden
Free Value Added Class offered by JewishGen Education May 7 to May 21
Want to discover family research methodology and map the hidden resources of JewishGen? Want to learn how to search one of the leading resources for Jewish genealogy? Want to learn to navigate your way through the maze of Jewish data collections? This course is a series of workbook exercises that will take you on a guided tour of the paths and byways that make up JewishGen's massive website. You will visit the links that connect the composite databases, projects, SIGs and open up the wonders of JewishGen. Newbies, dabblers and serious researchers can benefit by using these guided pointers. Our private forum is open to enrollees 24/7. If you have donated $100 to JewishGen General Fund in the past 12 months this class is Free. If you have not made this contribution, there is a charge of $18. Enrollment is open http://www.jewishgen.org/education Click on the enroll hyperlink Please address questions to mailto:jewishgen-education@... Nancy Holden
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Free Value Added Class offered by JewishGen Education May 7 to May 21
#general
Nancy Holden
Free Value Added Class offered by JewishGen Education May 7 to May 21
Want to discover family research methodology and map the hidden resources of JewishGen? Want to learn how to search one of the leading resources for Jewish genealogy? Want to learn to navigate your way through the maze of Jewish data collections? This course is a series of workbook exercises that will take you on a guided tour of the paths and byways that make up JewishGen's massive website. You will visit the links that connect the composite databases, projects, SIGs and open up the wonders of JewishGen. Newbies, dabblers and serious researchers can benefit by using these guided pointers. Our private forum is open to enrollees 24/7. If you have donated $100 to JewishGen General Fund in the past 12 months this class is Free. If you have not made this contribution, there is a charge of $18. Enrollment is open http://www.jewishgen.org/education Click on the enroll hyperlink Please address questions to mailto:jewishgen-education@... Nancy Holden
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Free Value Added Class offered by JewishGen Education May 7 to May 21
#general
Nancy Holden
Free Value Added Class offered by JewishGen Education May 7 to May 21
Want to discover family research methodology and map the hidden resources of JewishGen? Want to learn how to search one of the leading resources for Jewish genealogy? Want to learn to navigate your way through the maze of Jewish data collections? This course is a series of workbook exercises that will take you on a guided tour of the paths and byways that make up JewishGen's massive website. You will visit the links that connect the composite databases, projects, SIGs and open up the wonders of JewishGen. Newbies, dabblers and serious researchers can benefit by using these guided pointers. Our private forum is open to enrollees 24/7. If you have donated $100 to JewishGen General Fund in the past 12 months this class is Free. If you have not made this contribution, there is a charge of $18. Enrollment is open http://www.jewishgen.org/education Click on the enroll hyperlink Please address questions to mailto:jewishgen-education@... Nancy Holden
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Re: Beth David - Elmont Cemetery, NY: Gravestone Photography Request --- THANKS!!!
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Meron Lavie
Hi all,
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At the beginning of this month, I posted this request, asking if there was anyone who could photograph a family plot at the Beth David Cemetery. Several people replied with various suggestions how I could get the pictures, and I wish to thank them for their responses. However, I would like to give a special thanks to Dmitry Olegovich Nikelshpur, who photographed all the headstones in the family plot. His pictures (which included the "patriarch"'s Hebrew patronym) finally proved what I had long suspected - that he and my great-grandfather were brothers, who had ceased all contact between them for some unknown reason. I am now in contact with his descendants. Regards, Meron LAVIE
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From: Meron Lavie lavie@... <jewishgen@...> I would be grateful if anyone going to the Beth David Cemetery (Elmont, Long Island) could photograph a grave for me.
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen RE: Beth David - Elmont Cemetery, NY: Gravestone Photography Request --- THANKS!!!
#general
Meron Lavie
Hi all,
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
At the beginning of this month, I posted this request, asking if there was anyone who could photograph a family plot at the Beth David Cemetery. Several people replied with various suggestions how I could get the pictures, and I wish to thank them for their responses. However, I would like to give a special thanks to Dmitry Olegovich Nikelshpur, who photographed all the headstones in the family plot. His pictures (which included the "patriarch"'s Hebrew patronym) finally proved what I had long suspected - that he and my great-grandfather were brothers, who had ceased all contact between them for some unknown reason. I am now in contact with his descendants. Regards, Meron LAVIE
-----Original Message-----
From: Meron Lavie lavie@... <jewishgen@...> I would be grateful if anyone going to the Beth David Cemetery (Elmont, Long Island) could photograph a grave for me.
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